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Publisher Black Bean Games has used its session at the Italian Videogame Developers Conference in Rome to unveil Mel B Dance. Black Bean strategic corporate coordinator Fabrizio Vagliasindi made the announcement, offering ‘the first semester of 2011’ as a release date. The game’s formats were unconfirmed, and no information was …
Read More »Ubisoft scoops kids BAFTA double
Publisher Ubisoft is celebrating a double victory in yesterday’s Children’s BAFTA Awards. Rabbids Go Home won the title of Best Video Game, edging out a string of Nintendo nominations including the likes of New Super Mario Bros, Pokemon Heart Gold/ Soul Silver and Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the process. …
Read More »Just Dance team doubles up for sequel
Development team for Ubisoft surprise hit goes from over 30 staff to almost 60
Read More »Ubisoft becomes No.2 UK publisher
Ubisoft has become the No.2 publisher in UK and Europe as it announced game sales almost doubled year-on-year. The publisher now has a 9.5 per cent share of the games market in Europe and 11 per cent in the UK. Comparatively, in the US Ubisoft is No.4 publisher with a …
Read More »Ubi estimates Q2 sales of 160m Euros
Ubisoft expects its sales for the Q2 2010 to come in at around 160 million Euros. The publisher reports that this estimated figure exceeds the original guidance of 145 million Euros for the three months ended June 30, 2010. It is also an increase of 93 per cent when compared …
Read More »NINTENDO: Just Dance 2 due Xmas
Nintendo has revealed the sequel to Ubisoft’s surprise smash hit, Just Dance. The game allows for up to eight players and will be out in time for Christmas on Nintendo Wii. Just Dance 2 was shown in trailer form at Nintendo’s pre-E3 press conference in Los Angeles. The original Just …
Read More »Just Dance sequel announced
The immensely popular Just Dance game on Wii is to get a sequel, Ubisoft has announced. The publisher uploaded an audition page on its Facebook group giving players the chance to star in the sequel. Members of dance act Diversity will judge entrants with the winner to appear in the …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2010: Just Dance double for Ubi
Ubisoft’s Just Dance won two key prizes at last night’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. The game took home New Games Brand and Sales Triumph. Not bad for a game that only hit retail just over three months ago. Just Dance has been No.1 in the UK five times this year, …
Read More »Just Dance surpasses 2m sales
Ubisoft’s Just Dance continues to stun the industry as the publisher announces that the game has sold more than two million copies worldwide. The title is also now the fastest-selling new IP from any third-party publisher on the Wii, having reached this sales milestone in less than five months since …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Just Dance triumphs again
Just Dance is once again victorious, holding onto the top spot of the charts for the second week in a row. Having toppled Call Of Duty last week in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, Ubisoft’s surprise hit maintained its position at No.1 and fended off a potential return …
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